By The thirteenth Dymokury Road Races edition, take place this weekend (renewed meeting since 2013 after active years 1982-1996 and 1998) on public roads halfway between Jicin and Podebrady in the Czech Republic.
As we previously reported, overall event lap-record holder David Datzer will make his pure road racing competition return (in Superbike and Supermono classes) after recovering from serious injuries.
He will be supported in his ‘Racetastic4 by Datziii #55 Road Racing Team by double European Hill Climb Championship runner-up, fastest Austrian Dymokury pilot, Thomas ‘Uccio’ Altendorfer (SBK/Supersport entrant) plus newcomer, Horice Supermono winner from last two years, Finn ‘Crazy Chicken’ Chapman (Supermono entrant) and Czech female rider, podium finisher in last year’s Supersport 400 race at Dymokury, Kristyna ‘Kiki’ Jakesch (Supersport entrant).
Superbike Race:
(Personal best Dymokury lap time found near racer’s name)
Above projected, David ‘Datziii’ Datzer (0.59.173) and Thomas ‘Uccio’ Altendorfer (1.02.134) are titans and favourites for big-bike glory, but they will have a hard-time against Slovak freestyler Tomas Toth (1.00.572) and duo astride Panigale Ducati’s, IRRC stalwart’s German rider Marcel Elsner (1.01.077), Tomas Borovka (1.01.654).
Let us also not forget, SBK race newcomer, Austria’s swiftest Horice speedster Florian Astner or Dymokury returnee, IRRC rider, last May Slovakia’s first Northwest 200 rider in history, Emil Krchnavy.
Kopcany Road Races organiser David Hanzalik (1.02.545), Roman Kurina (1.03.300), Tomas Milichovsky (1.03.382), Jiri Valis (1.03.387), Martin Hajek (1.04.093), Ladislav Vojtko (1.04.382) and son/father duo Petr Vajner Jr (1.04.492) and Petr Vajner Sr (1.04.951) will fight for creditable rankings in Superbike race with all possessing the aptitude to seal surprise results.
Supersport Race:
The biggest favourite of this class is Marek Cerveny (1.02.523) who celebrated his 45th Birthday in June.
Ten times a Dymokury race winner, on the verge of IRRC Supersport title number six, he is in a rich vein of form having last month gained wins at Horice, Schleizer Dreieck and Trencin Airport Races.
2021, 2022 Supersport race conqueror, currently fifth overall in his maiden IRRC Supersport tenure, 23 years old talent Matej Vit (1.03.753) is firmly capable of dethroning Cerveny.
Others looking to strike standout results include fellow Czech aces Ales Sykora (1.04.806), brothers Martin Hulin (1.04.867) and Petr Hulin (1.06.009), Jiri Pilar (1.05.773), Patrik Hemerka (1.06.329) plus; Thomas Altendorfer, Jan Markalous (Top Super Twins making Supersport road racing premiere) or youngster Maxim Zanaska, Moritz Klaus, Florian Glashauser and Zbynek Prochazka.
There are four female riders are in the provisional start-list, Kristyna Jakesch with Anna Malinova, Marketa Bartonova and Veronika Vojenciakova.
Other classes:
Putting to one side, SBK, Supersport fields, lets take-a-look at remaining classes starting with the 125 GP and Moto 3 start-lists which includes German two strokes specialist Chris Meyer (Moto 3 and Classics entrant), Oldrich Podlipny, Patrik Kolar, Christopher Eder, Sweden’s Anders Richnau plus Ronny Wunderlich.
Confirmed GP 250 starters include Petr Kren, Czech racing legend Karel Kalina and Zdenka Kucerova, the life partner of Patrik Kolar.
The fourteen laps long Super Twin race, should additionally provide enticing action between names such as above-mentioned Marek Cerveny, Jan Markalous plus Martin Hrstka, Michal Vecko, Jan Herzog, Stefan Holz, Lukas Walter, Lubos Konak, Jan Dresner, David Kuzela, Ludovit Krusina and Lukas Fikker.
Supermono propelled riders alongside David Datzer and Finn Chapman include Daniel Zornweg and Moritz Nestler.
Potential Supersport 400, Supersport 300 race podium finishes are Petr Kren, Boris Korcak, Petr Plichta, Milan Hanzalik, Roman Skoupy, Patrik Horak, Martin Kosek.
Ondrej Mraz, the already spotlighted Maxim Zanaska and Ales Malina, Patrik Serbousek, Lubos Konak and Tudor Sebastian Savu.
Marek Zima, Michal Vecko, Jiri Bursa, Josef Svoboda, Lukas Fikker, Pavel Habrda, various others will be eyeing up Sport Production 125 rostrum finishes.
Whilst notable yesteryear Classics competitors this weekend include racing constant Johann Furbock, Vitezslav Hatan, Martin Slanec, Sarka Schmidtova or the UK duo of Richard Peers-Jones and Huw Edwards.
The weather forecast is good for Saturday, Sunday with temperatures over 20 degrees so it is go-go time, lets enjoy our beloved sport together!
Photo credit: Nick Wheeler
Words by Jan Vavra
